Virgin Saints and Martyrs

by S. Baring-Gould, F. Anger (Illustrator)

Overview

This is a collection of tales of saintly women and begins with the life of Blandina, the slave girl of Lyons, whose terrible death as a Christian martyr in the second century harrows the soul, and ends with that nineteenth century martyr to duty, Dorothy Pattisou, known as "Sister Dora." There are eighteen sketches in the book, which, of course, does not include all the virgin saints and martyrs, but simply those whose lives make romantic and graphic stories. With sixteen full-page Illustrations by F. Anger.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781663549730
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	08/13/2020
Pages:	408
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.91(d)

About the Author

S. Baring-Gould (d/; 28 January 1834 – 2 January 1924) of Lew Trenchard in Devon, England, was an Anglican priest, hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist, folk song collector and eclectic scholar. His bibliography consists of more than 1,240 publications, though this list continues to grow. His family home, the manor house of Lew Trenchard, near Okehampton, Devon, has been preserved as he had it rebuilt and is now a hotel. He is remembered particularly as a writer of hymns, the best-known being "Onward, Christian Soldiers" and "Now the Day Is Over". He also translated the carol "Gabriel's Message" from the Basque language to English.